diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0b1ccf3d75..ece1b6cc2a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ makeopts: configure
 	@exit 1
 
 menuselect.makeopts menuselect.makedeps: menuselect/menuselect makeopts.xml
-	menuselect/menuselect --check-deps ${GLOBAL_MAKEOPTS} ${USER_MAKEOPTS} menuselect.makeopts
+	menuselect/menuselect --check-deps $(GLOBAL_MAKEOPTS) $(USER_MAKEOPTS) menuselect.makeopts
 
 #ifneq ($(wildcard tags),)
 ctags: tags